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Souls
A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society
Volume 1, 1999 - Issue 1
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Music: Was Bessie Smith a feminist?

David Suisman Ph.D. candidate in history, Columbia University
Pages 71-75 | Published online: 05 Jun 2009
 
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Abstract

Angela Y. Davis, Blues Legacies and Black Feminism: Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday (Pantheon Books, 1998)

I Can't Be Satisfied: Early American Women Blues Singers—Town & Country. Vol. 1, Country; Vol. 2, Town (Yazoo, 1997)

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